vcec , did you ever play at this level ? Just too fast and the follow through has Bergeron's elbow going up. That's what the ref sees and not that it was the shoulder.Sensitive subject and most of the time they call it.

vcec , did you ever play at this level ? Just too fast and the follow through has Bergeron's elbow going up. That's what the ref sees and not that it was the shoulder.Sensitive subject and most of the time they call it.Posted by BsLegion

I so don't understand the new headshot rule. TSN was saying since it was a north south hit, no suspension and should not have been a penalty, but the same hit east west would be a penalty and deserve a suspension. What would be the difference in terms of physical effects?

red,I have more trust in you making the correct call. they seriously have no idea. I have seen hits I thought for sure would be a suspension and then shake my head at ones that are. They are trying to take head shots out. Problem is they getting rid of good clean hockey hits

Shupe, thanks for the vote of cofidence, but I'm pretty sure that Kelly Fraser is happy he's retired now, because even he couldn't make sense of this mess.

Let's say Chara checks St. Louis north south while Z's arms are in front of his chest while making a hockey play. Odds are Z's arms are going to hit st Louis in the head, due to the foot in height difference. Now an arm to the head is supposed to be a suspension (maybe, sorta, sometimes) In this case is that a penalty? A minor or major? A mach penalty? A suspension? Or nothing?

The NHL has done a bloody mess of making sense of what the new rule means and how it is supposed to be enforced.

Actually red,StLouis would hit Chara's knee but i understand where you are coming from. I thought the Torres hit on Eberle was clean. Torres wasnt playing the puck. He wanted to hit the man who leaned fwd exposing his head. The victims are just as guilty in many cases as the hitter. What the heck is DK doing skating backwards up the ice to start. When was he ever taught that?